On September 4, 2023, the Winnipeg Police Service responded to a number of assault incidents involving the identical grownup male suspect and three victims within the Downtown space.
– At roughly 11:30 a.m., officers from the Downtown Foot Patrol and Neighborhood Help Unit, assisted by members of the Tactical Help Workforce (TST), attended the 200 block of Hargrave Road and situated a 68-year-old male sufferer affected by minor upper-body accidents sustained from being stabbed. He didn’t search medical consideration for his accidents. The suspect fled earlier than police arrived.
– At roughly 11:45 a.m., Foot Patrol members attended the 300 block of St. Mary Avenue and situated a 39-year-old male sufferer affected by upper-body accidents sustained from being assaulted and stabbed. He was transported to hospital in secure situation and handled for his accidents. The suspect fled earlier than police arrived.
By their investigations, officers obtained an outline of the suspect and decided him to be concerned in each incidents talked about above.
– At roughly 12:10 p.m., TST members touring southbound on Israel Asper Means have been flagged down by safety personnel following a male matching the suspect’s description. A 48-year-old feminine safety officer suggested that the suspect had bodily assaulted her however relayed no harm. TST members arrested the suspect with out incident.
Investigators recognized the male and linked him to all three incidents.
Whereas in police custody, the suspect additionally assaulted a Central Processing Officer who didn’t require medical consideration.
Blair Justice WHITEWAY, 28, of Winnipeg, has been charged with the next offences:
– Assault with a Weapon x 2
– Assault
– Assault a Peace Officer
– Fail to Adjust to Situation of Launch Order x 2
The assault victims and suspect weren’t beforehand identified to at least one one other, and investigators imagine the assaults to be random and unprovoked.
Whiteway was detained in custody.
